Bahá'í marriage is the commitment of the two parties one to
the other, and their mutual attachment of mind and heart. Each must, however,
exercise the utmost care to become thoroughly acquainted with the character of
the other, that the binding covenant between them may be a tie that will endure
forever. Their purpose must be this: to become loving companions and comrades
and at one with each other for time and eternity…
The true marriage of Bahá'ís is this, united both physically
and spiritually, that they may ever improve the spiritual life of each other,
and may enjoy everlasting unity throughout all the worlds of God. This is
Bahá'í marriage.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá’;
The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Preserving Baha’i Marriages)
